CVE-2022-24968
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CVE-2022-24968 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.9/10 on the CVSS scale. In Mellium mellium.im/xmpp through 0.21.0, an attacker capable of spoofing DNS TXT records can redirect a WebSocket connection request to a server under their control without causing TLS certificate verification to fail. This occurs because the wrong host name is selected during this verification.. EPSS estimates a 0.62% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
In Mellium mellium.im/xmpp through 0.21.0, an attacker capable of spoofing DNS TXT records can redirect a WebSocket connection request to a server under their control without causing TLS certificate verification to fail. This occurs because the wrong host name is selected during this verification.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mellium | Xmpp | >= 0.18.0, < 0.21.1 |
References
- https://mellium.im/cve/cve-2022-24968/Vendor Advisory
- https://mellium.im/xmpp/Product, Vendor Advisory
- https://mellium.im/cve/cve-2022-24968/Vendor Advisory
- https://mellium.im/xmpp/Product, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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